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Ava Hart thought she lived a normal life working the night shift as a labor and delivery doctor, but she discovers that her life is anything but normal. As a result of a traumatic childhood, Avas psyche has been split, creating alternate personalities that are ruining her life. In order to gain control over her life, Ava has to dig deep into her memories to discover what happened to her as a child. What will she learn, and can she face the truth without losing herself completely?

The Vietnam War put a once-proud nation in turmoil. During the height of the conflict, the antiwar movement caused civil unrest in America. Young men evaded the draft by fleeing to Canada, claiming conscientious objector status, homosexuality, or marriage with child. But author Rick R. Garcia, the only son born to Hispanic parents, got caught up in the 1969 lottery draft. Pop Smoke, Birds Inbound chronicles Garcias story as he was shipped far away to the land of hush-a-bye to fight in the most controversial war in which the United States ever participated.

Rev. Wallace A. Evans is my grandfather who lived to be 100 years old. He was born August 22nd, 1884, and he died November 29th, 1984. My grandfather was a man among men. I have come to realize he will live on in all of us.

Maria Magliani arrives home to a frantic call that her pizza restaurant is on fire. The saucy, recently-widowed entrepreneur speeds downtown to suspicious, smoldering ruins. On the scene, she encounters rugged, handsome Fire Marshall Clancy McClavey. The two exchange numbers. Clancy phones a few days later for two reasons: To report the findings from the fire, and to ask her out. But, before their big, Saturday night date occurs, Maria discovers that she is at the center of two mysterious murders.

Getting divorced and fired from your job don’t usually happen on the same day. But that’s exactly what happened to Will Kraft, a 40-year-old nonconformist teacher and father of two young boys. Seeking to find solace in the wilderness and map out a new life for himself, Will drives off alone to Montana. Mechanical problems force him to leave the car behind and continue by hitchhiking. He finally arrives in Montana, only to fall into the hands of a shadowy cabal that seeks to use Will to carry out their villainous agenda.

I can still feel the chills, as I recall the scene on Fifth Avenue, below the editor’s office in August 1997. Two people were given their lives back, because of the journalism by my team. Now, their family was gathering in front of the building, holding copies of an extra edition of The Herald-Dispatch, which declared their freedom. This was why, I was sure, the Founders had created the First Amendment. We had stood up to a foreign government, forced our own to do the right thing. Stories would not always end so elegantly. Justice and good journalism do not always win.

The sun shines bright and the weather is warm. A soft breeze is blowing in the air as the tree branches sway ever so gently. It’s a beautiful summer day. Look at God’s amazing creations! It’s enough to put a smile on one’s face. Exhale. Inhale. Take in the splendor. You’re outside.

Hey, I’m Italian is an insider's look at growing up Italian in New York. Abducted at gunpoint, being bitten on the nose by the family dog two days before my wedding, and paying for a lavish Hawaiian honeymoon only to learn that our travel agent had absconded with our money, were but a few of the events that shaped my life. But growing up Italian in New York, well that can really shake you up.

This audiobook is based on the autobiography of Hamid Bey, titled My Life Preceding 5,000 Burials, telling the dramatic story of the life of Master Hamid Bey, who could control his heartbeat to three beats per minute and put himself in a trance. This is how he was able to be buried alive and come out breathing just like you and me. Bey also was able to stick pins in his body with no visible marks to be left, and he appeared on the old Ed Sullivan Show to demonstrate his ability to withstand weight when he had Mr. Sullivan stand on his body while he laid on a bed of nails.

This book called Forever Love: How to Stay Married Without Losing Your Mind is about the personal experiences and married life of Tim and April Bell, who have been happily married for over 30 years. They share stories about how they met, subjects that they think are important in a successful marriage, as well as some helpful tools and resources for a long-lasting, loving, and intimate marriage.

Nana loves spending time with her kiddos, especially on road trips, where she has a captive audience in the Moxymobile, named after her dogs Murphy and Roxy. Along with her grand daughter Eden, they enjoy adventures, however, events do not always go as Nana planned. Follow the gang as they explore the beauty of Arizona, where Nana’s huge granny panties end up on Saguaro cacti. Still, in the desert, they look for gold and work together as a team to catch a coyote pup.

The short story, Bruised, Not Broken, is a story about resiliency. When the story starts, we meet the main character Kaandra, who is newly single and recovering from some health issues. Although Kaandra hasn’t been lucky in the love department, she still believes in love. One day while surfing a popular dating websites, she stumbles across Kevin’s profile. She "liked" his profile picture, and he sent her an instant message. They seemed to hit it off instantly, and things got serious, fast.

In a little town in the woods, the towns folk explore a mysterious noise from down the long dirt road. To the surprise of all, it is coming from inside the house, but what is causing the noise?

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to A Father's Love: My Journey with God and learn about the author's journey with God in Christianity.

Reunion begins and ends with the 45th reunion of the 1960 class of Princeton, West Virginia. Set in a small town on the southern edge of the state, it deals with usual themes of coming-of-age and high school, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime experience of desegregation and its impact on a group of friends. In addition, the debut novel, written in the first person in an engaging style, probes the relationship, or lack of it, between an emotionally-distant father and his son, who much later in life begins to understand what it means to grow up as the adult child of an alcoholic.

Meet the puppies of the Cloud 9 Animal Shelter: Caboodle the big poodle; King Tut the most divine of all mutts; Lollie the collie; and Boom-Boom the Basset hound. When a shy yellow Lab named Marilyn is abandoned at the Cloud 9 Animal Shelter, she thinks her whole world has shattered. With the help of the other puppies, she soon discovers that things always work out and with each new day comes a new beginning. But when a couple wants to adopt her, she is unsure if she should leave the shelter she now calls home.

The poems herein–drawn from a life of 100 years–are reflections on nature, travel, writing, ageing, philosophy, and yes, life. Some of these poems have appeared in the Meadowood Anthology, a periodical publication by and for residents of the Meadowood Retirement Community where he now lives.

A very small number of people with IQs of over 1,000 secretly live among us, concealing their extraordinary intelligence and mental powers. They call themselves Geniuses, and have—for millennia—influenced our world. Over the centuries, evil Geniuses have tried to control ordinary people, who they refer to as Ordinaries, and dominate the world. Good Geniuses have opposed them, defending the rights of Ordinaries to control their own destinies and live in freedom. A major confrontation between good and evil Geniuses is about to begin. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Maria Magliani, a forty-something single mom, finds fate to be unfair and unkind. Since her husband Michael died—purportedly by his own hand—she and her son Chip must fend for themselves, relying on acquired skills and experiences from a parochial Irish-Italian background.

Christmas and Candy Canes celebrates the holidays with Santa's elves, singing mermaids, and a surprise party. The doves flutter, the mermaids dance, and Goldy Goldfish and her little friends twirl with the blue bubbles in their park aquarium.